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From: Amnesty International USA - alerts [at] takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Date: Oct 5, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: You can tear down Guantánamo Bay one pixel at a time

You can make Guantanamo Bay disappear — and help tear down detention camps that have become synonymous with torture, injustice, and an utter betrayal of human rights. Tearitdown.org is a powerful new Amnesty International project dramatically visualizing the commitment of 500,000 people to tear down Guantanamo Bay.

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Thank you,

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Tagged: action alerts petition amnesty international Guantánamo Bay terrorism war on terror war on terra george w. bush politics torture

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-10-07/
Filed under: Current Events, War on Terra — Kelly @ October 7, 2007 10:35 pm

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for all the porn-peddling perverts in Johnson County have been tarred, feathered, and indicted:

A grand jury has accused three Johnson County businesses of promoting obscenity, according to indictments handed down late Tuesday.

Even though the grand jury was convened in Johnson County District Court to investigate obscenity, the latest indictments are the first that actually deal with the subject.

Each of the three businesses was indicted on multiple counts, all misdemeanors.

According to court documents:

• Spirit Halloween, 6824 W. 119th St. in Overland Park, displayed adult costumes where minors could view them.

• Hollywood at Home, 9063 Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, “unlawfully and knowingly or recklessly” possessed and intended to sell obscene DVDs.

• Priscilla’s, 1848 East Santa Fe St. in Olathe, possessed and intended to sell various obscene devices and an obscene DVD.

The indictments are based on findings from Aug. 22 to Sept. 17.

Employees at each business declined to comment on the indictments Tuesday night.

Which apparently makes the Kansas City Star so giddy that they just had to send me an email alert with all the latest:

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: JoCo grand jury hands down obscenity indictments

A grand jury has accused three Johnson County businesses of promoting obscenity, according to indictments handed down late Tuesday.

The Star is covering the story and gathering more information. Click on the headline at top to read the most current and complete coverage from the largest, most-trusted news staff in Kansas City.

Oy.

In other mind-boggling news, atheists are just like Klansmen! Guess I’d better go shave my head, then.

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Tagged: kansas kansas city joco johnson county sex porn Spirit Halloween Hollywood at Home Priscilla’s Kansas City Star kc godbags atheism christians discrimination overland park olathe

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-09-26/
Filed under: Religion, Sex, Godbaggers — Kelly @ September 26, 2007 12:29 am

Finding small wastebaskets that fit recycled plastic grocery bags: cool.

Finding small wastebaskets that actually encourage you to use recycled plastic grocery bags as opposed to their overpriced “liners”*: way cool.

Finding out - ahead of time - that your local locksmith is a flaming godbag**: totally teh coolest.

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* Just a fancy word fer garbage bags, really.

** While he offers common key-n-keyhole services such as

# Safe Sales and Service
# Bank Vault & Teller Station Service
# Safe Deposit Box Service and Keys
# Master Keying, Standard & Multi-level
# Mechanical & Electronic Access Control
# Keys by Code - Lock Installations
# Door Closer Installation & Maintenance
# Security Hardware Consulting Service

The Lamb Locksmith, Keyman to teh Gods ™, helpfully cautions, “The Key to Eternal Security is Jesus Christ”.

RAmen.

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Tagged: shopping online the internets godbags recycle wastebaskets garbage locksmiths simplehuman

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-09-23/
Filed under: Consumerism — Kelly @ September 23, 2007 9:15 pm

Photo via Michael Heilemann

House, that is. Posts will be sporadic to nonexistent (what’s new, right?) for a few weeks while the furbabies and their harried parents get settled in.

And when I finally return from hiatus…I’ll come and move the blog, too. Happy happy joy joy.

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Tagged: moving star wars postcard flickr admin site admin

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-09-13/
Filed under: Admin — Kelly @ September 13, 2007 11:52 am

This dog run is named in honor of PAPD K-9 Sirius #17. He was a four year old yellow Labrador Retriever who served as an explosives detector canine for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. Sirius, along with his partner, Police Officer David Lim, were assigned to the World Trade Center in New York, where their primary duty was to check vehicles entering the Complex, clear unattended bags and sweep areas for VIP safety. Sirius, who began work at the World Trade Center on July 4, 2000, was the only police dog to perish during the Sept. 11 attack on the Twin Towers – he died when Tower Two collapsed. His body was recovered on January 22, 2002. Sirius was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross at the British Embassy in Manhattan.

A memorial statue of Sirius stands in the One Chase Manhattan Plaza lobby.

(Via wallyg)

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(Via Kinship Circle.)

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Tagged: michael vick animal abuse animal cruelty cruelty to animals animal animal rights animal welfare animal fighting dogfighting blood sports dog canine pitt bulls Lassie cartoon assholes

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-09-02/
Filed under: Animals — Kelly @ September 2, 2007 5:07 pm

Click here to view hundreds of past and current Hurricane Katrina (and other natural-and/or-man-made-disasters-for-non-human-animals) alerts.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Aug 29, 2007 1:19 PM
Subject: When 2 Years Equal A Lifetime, AUGUST 2005-2007

Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief
Permission to crosspost as written

Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/07
When two years equal a lifetime
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again
By Our Side, Always

2005 GULF COAST Animal Disaster Aid - In Pictures & Words:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/default05.html

PHOTO: Kinship Circle member Tim Gorski on the water in New Orleans with the Winn Dixie rescue effort in 9/05.

9/13/05, Excerpt From Early Kinship Circle Alert: In our search for Spike (the little Yorkie) we’ve learned about volunteers on the water who could save Spike and others — but they desperately need more boats!

The Jefferson Pet Feed & Garden Center is serving as a drop site for boats and has a triage center with a veterinarian. Please, if you can bring down boats — or know someone who can — call: Jefferson Pet Feed & Garden Center: 504-733-8572 (This number, like all in the area, may be hard to reach. Do not give up. They are there!)

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Even though Shane wrote this poem to our “second-born” (adopted, really…he’s only the third-oldest, after Ralphie and Kaylee) months ago, today seems a fitting day to crosspost it here. Our little baby turns five (!) today! Seems like only yesterday, he was a wee little pup, peeing on my doormat at 2 in the morning, while I struggled frantically to get my shoes on and let him and his untrained bladder outside. Sigh. Them were the days.

Happy birthday, Mr. Peedee.

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…and he was to become eligible for euthanasia after a three-day stay.

You know, like incarcerated canines.

If only. *

Anyway, that’s enough for Vick-related alerts tonight. You can view an extensive archive here.

* Oh, and Jamie Foxx is a fucking dolt. Just for the record.

(xposted from, just because)

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Tagged: animals animal rights animal welfare pet companion animal dog canine dogfighting animal fighting blood sports Michael Vick NFL National Football League Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons animal abuse animal cruelty cruelty to animals plea deal gambling conspiracy cartoon political cartoon flickr justice Jamie Foxx

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2007-08-27/
Filed under: Animals, Celebrity, Law & Disorder — Kelly @ August 27, 2007 7:28 pm